Herbert & Cecelia Ludwig

WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY     (Washington County, Utah)

HERBERT JOHANNES & CECILIA FRIEDERICKA DIEKERS LUDWIG

(owners of the Homespun Restaurant in Leeds)

BIOGRAPHY

Cecelia Friedericka Diekers was born in Germany on Jamuary 5, 1907.

Herbert Johannes Ludwig was born in Germany on March 14, 1907.

Herbert & Cecelia met and were married in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 8, 1931. They were sealed
in the Salt Lake Temple on April 2, 1936.

Herbert had 6 years of training in orthopedics in Chicago, 1941-1946.

The Ludwigs moved to Salt Lake City in 1948 to open an orthopedic service.

On a whim, they bought a ranch near Leeds in 1957. On May 1 1961, they moved down to the ranch having
decided that Salt Lake City was too crowded. In May of 1962 they opened a small restaurant in a spare house
on the ranch. They closed the restaurant about 1973.

Herbert died in St. George on April 22, 1995 and was buried in Plot D_10030 of the St. George City Cemetery.

Cecelia died in Cedr City on February 15, 2001 and was buried in Plot D_ 10031 of the
St. George City Cemetery.


FAMILY

Herbert's Parents and Siblings:
    Paul Richard Ludwig
    Anna Marie Weber Ludwig
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(5/21/1865-1/21/1946)   (married 1/3/1892)
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Cecelia's Parents and Siblings:
    Peter Diekers
    Martha Guse Diekers
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(5/14/1880-11/6/1963)   (married xx/xx/xxxx)
(4/21/1876-12/31/1956)
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Herbert & Cecelia's Family:
    Herbert Johannes Ludwig
    Cecelia Friedericka Diekers Ludwig  
        Evan Ludwig


(3/14/1907-4/22/1995)   (married 8/8/1931)
(1/5/1907-2/15/2001)
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PHOTOS

Herbert & Cecelia Ludwig
Herbert & Cecelia
      Herbert Ludwig
      Herbert
      Cecelia Ludwig
      Cecelia


REFERENCES

Life Story of Herbert J. Ludwig
By Herbert J. Ludwig

That's What's Cookin':   What's Cookin'? Spaetzel's Cookin'
Article by Frank Jensen, The Salt Lake Tribune, December 23, 1962

FamilySearch entry for Herbert Johannes Ludwig

Find-A-Grave entry for Herbert Johannes Ludwig

FamilySearch entry for Cecelia Friedericka Diekers

Find-A-Grave entry for Cecelia Friedericka Diekers Ludwig

Gravestone of Herbert & Cecelia Ludwig